I am married to the most wonderful man who I've known more years than I have not! We recently celebrated our 41 years of marriage.Our oldest son is our business partner. We farm in Mexico, growing papaya, honeydew and person-size watermelon. We travel back and forth to Mexico to take care of our business. This son is married and has two children. He lives in Mexico to oversee the business.Our middle son works for Clinical Pathology Lab. His wife is a doctor and recently opened her cosmetic dermatology clinic in Houston.Our youngest son is a realtor in McAllen, Texas, near where we live. He loves his work and his business is steadily growing.We lived in Mexico for three years to get our farming operation going. It was an exciting time for us!My hobbies are genealogy, home decorating and cooking. I love blogging!I am so very blessed to have a loving family... not only the family my husband and I created, but also my family of friends.Fall and winter months are when I enjoy blogging the most. Seasons change and I love keeping up with the change in my home.I have had some amazing experiences with my faith in Christ and I truly feel that God is always with me. I try to live my life the way God would have me live it.

My Visitors

Sunday, April 24, 2011

my mother, grandmother and from places where... well, I just felt the need to "rescue" it.

Pink has never been a color of choice for me, but what better time to take the plunge and "pinkify" it would have to be

Easter.

Haviland's Rosalinde is a beautiful pattern.

I used my stainless since I did not have enough silver place settings for all of my guests, but I was very content to use it.

The tablecloth and napkins are from Syria. As pretty and

delicate as they are, they can withstand a Kenmore delicate cycle with ease. (Thanks, Mother! These were purchased when my late parents were living in Damascus.) The wine glasses with the green stem are a memento from a trip to Tlaquepaque, Mexico probably seven years ago.

On the other hand, the clear water glasses with the fine gold rim were purchased for $3 a stem at our local Tuesday Morning. I love them!

The silver coffee service graced my grandmother's dining room for many years and made its way to mine via my generous mother who knew how much I would enjoy the set.

While the possessions are so beautiful and special to me, the best part of the day was being with our youngest son and our precious friends.